This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Melcone Aisa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Leonardo Da Silva!The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.Aisa clinches up with Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage.Aisa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Aisa (2) vs (0) Da SilvaAisa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Da Silva controlling the position well. Aisa stalling. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Da Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aisa is working away from the top position though.That's one minute gone in the round. Aisa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Da Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Well, if Aisa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aisa continues to stall.Aisa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.That's two minutes gone in the round. Aisa trying to mount his opponent but Da Silva defends it. Da Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Da Silva is trying to control the position but Aisa postures up. That's three minutes gone in the round. Aisa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Aisa wants to pass the guard but Da Silva is keeping the position.Our spies down at at Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform us that Da Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Aisa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aisa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Da Silva trying to control the position.
Da Silva working a defensive guard but Aisa passes into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Da Silva is trying is best to control the position here. Da Silva is looking to control Aisa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Da Silva avoid being mounted? Da Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aisa in particular looking to stall.Aisa wants to work for an arm triangle but Da Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Da Silva trying to hold on to Aisa's head to control him but Aisa postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Aisa trying to mount his opponent but Da Silva defends it. Aisa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Aisa trying to mount his opponent but Da Silva defends it. That's seven minutes gone in the round. Aisa passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Aisa (5) vs (0) Da SilvaDa Silva is trying to reverse the position but instead Aisa has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Aisa (8) vs (0) Da SilvaAisa controlling the position well here. Da Silva rolled but Aisa kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Aisa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.That's eight minutes gone in the round. Da Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Aisa gets his hands free. Good control from Aisa.More hug and hope from Aisa.That's nine minutes gone in the round.Aisa working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Da Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Aisa is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Da Silva just trying to survive but Aisa is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. That's ten minutes gone in the round. Aisa controls the position.Further stalling from Aisa.That's eleven minutes gone in the round.Aisa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Da Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. A bit of a pause in the action here. Aisa controlling the positon. Aisa not allowing Da Silva to control his hands. That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Aisa is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Da Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Da Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aisa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Aisa is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Da Silva is in bad spot here.

And that's the end of the fight!Aisa takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.During a confident post fight interview, Melcone Aisa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.